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Recognised as Colour

#A6DBFB

  • #A6DBFB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#A6DBFB is a blue with RGB values 166, 219, 251 and HSL 203°, 91%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#A6DBFB#A6DBFB
HEX#A6DBFB
RGBrgb(166, 219, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8588, 0.9843
RGB percentages65.1%, 85.9%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(202.6, 91.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 33.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 12.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,935,291
CSS custom property--colour: #A6DBFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#592404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCD9FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0D0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 7.8Light skyblue · ΔE 9.1Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12Powder blue · ΔE 13.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC6A6
Analogous#A6FBF1, #A6B0FB
Triadic#FBA6DB, #DBFBA6
Split complementary#FBA6B0, #FBF1A6
Tetradic#F1A6FB, #FBC6A6, #B0FBA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7EFFD
Darker −10%#75C7F9
Darker −20%#44B4F7
Darker −30%#14A0F4
Darker −40%#0983CC
More saturated +25%#A2DCFF
Less saturated −25%#B2D8EF

Channel breakdown

R166
G219
B251
Red166 (65.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue202.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.4%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G DB · B FB

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